What foods can/can't you freeze?

Aarons_mummy

Definitely fine either the chicken curry or the sauce alone

spike7451

It'll be fine either way....One of my favorite meals is German Currywurst....

Couple Bratties from MrT's,some skinny fries all slathered in curry sauce..yummy!

Penelope_Penguin

As this has fallen from the front page of OS, I'll add it to the exisitng thread to keep ideas together

themull1

If i've got any slices of roast beef left over, i fry some onions til caramelised, then freeze with the cooked beef, its nice defrosted and reheated with gravy to make a hot beef stottie.

sunset_gold

Having read loads on this site about HM yougart I decided to try it out. I use 250ml of whole uht milk and half a small pot of yeo valley as a starter (about 2 spoons), I mix it up in my wide mouth metal flask and sit it on the hot water tank in the airing cupboard all night. Next morning I have lovely yougart for my cereal. It comes out quite thin which I don't mind but I plan to add some milk powder next time.

The thing is that it takes me about 5 days to eat that much yougart, by which time both the remaining 250mls of uht milk and half pot of yeo valley is going off. My question is can I make two lots on consecutive nights and freeze the second batch? Will it defrost ok and then still last another 5 days?
SG.

Penelope_Penguin

You can When it thaws it may have separated, so just give it a stir and it'll be fine.

As this has fallen from the front page of OS, I'll add it to the existing thread to keep ideas together.

sunset_gold

Thank you Penelope penguin, I'll be yogurt making for the next two nights!!!

triticale

Here's one I haven't seen answered - can you freeze hot dog type cooked sausages (the ones that are chilled in vacuum pouches) - specifically bockwurst and currywurst?

I wonder if they'd lose their texture and turn to mush...

ALittleInLove

I was thinking maybe we could all compare notes on things we've frozen successfully or unsuccessfully.

I did do a search and couldn't find anything similar so i hope this isn't a duplicate thread.

I've frozen broccoli and carrots and both have been hit and miss. Sometimes fine and sometimes the broccoli disintergrates and the carrots go black. So i only do it when it's rock bottom prices now.

Bread is the best thing to freeze whether it's got cheese or herbs or oats it seems to be fine.

I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations when it comes to dairy products. I've frozen milk fine before but not sure on yoghurt, cheese, cream etc.

Also I bought some Garlic reduced the other day and i've only used 1 clove. Has anyone ever tried freezing garlic?

How about peanuts (plain ones)? I bought them reduced yesterday but i'm not sure i'll get round to using them and i'd rather not waste them if possible.

Also I went blackberry picking today and picked loads more than anticipated. I'm trying to avoid making a crumble as i love them but i'm on a diet and i was hoping to eat the blackberries whole. If I freeze them will they go mushy?

If anyone has any other unusual suggestions for items to freeze please let me know. Thanks in advance everyone.

Middy

With mushrooms, cut them up and stick them in freezer bags with the air squeezed out of them. Fine for throwing in casseroles and spag bol.

Once I put them in a tuppaware box and they became very watery and threw them out.

With cheese - has to be hard cheese and not any creamy cheese. I have a tuppaware box of grated cheese in the freezer. Its full of various cheese that I have bought with YS - both the block and the ready grated stuff. I find that I need to take it out of the freezer about 30 mins before using it.